‘Young Sheldon’ Spin-Off Star Shares New Behind-the-Scenes Image
The world of The Big Bang Theory has expanded further, and all eyes now turn to the relatively new marriage of Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) in their upcoming Young Sheldon spinoff series, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. The eldest child of the Cooper family of East Texas is now married and has moved in with his inlaws, the McAllisters. Will Sasso and Rachel Bay Jones will be reprising their roles as Mandy’s parents, Jim and Audrey McAllister. With production on the spin-off already in motion, we have our first look at Bay Jones’ Audrey McAllister.
Rachel Bay Jones has taken to Instagram to announce her arrival on the set of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. The selfie image captures Jones’ designated parking spot on the Warner Bros. lot with her character’s name. The image also features the updated logo for Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage spin-off series. Audrey McAllister will take over from Mary Cooper (Zoe Perry) as the recurring mother figure for the new series, a role that Perry excellently delivered on in Young Sheldon.
While Perry won’t be a mainstay in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage as of this moment, her character is set for a guest role alongside other Young Sheldon alums, including Annie Potts as Meemaw, and Raegan Revord as Missy Cooper. Executive producer Steve Molaro, recently revealed that the trio would appear in the early episodes of the new show. Set just a couple of weeks after the events of the Young Sheldon series finale, the addition of the trio would most likely seek to offer a smooth transition between both shows.
Much of Audrey’s role in the spin-off will most likely mirror that of Mary in Young Sheldon. Mary and Audrey share similar traits. One of those would be the pair’s desire to incessantly control everything around them. They also share more conservative-leaning views towards life, and this is a trait Mandy does not share, hinting prospectively to an escalation of the friction between the pair. As she steps into the role of the show’s resident matriarch, her relationship with one of its leading stars will be an area of focus. Audrey has never hidden her disdain for the relationship shared between Georgie and her daughter, Mandy. How that dynamic improves or deteriorates will be an interesting subplot for the show. Her relationship with her husband, Jim, will also serve as a replacement to the relationship George Cooper Snr. (Lance Barber) had with his wife Mary.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage will premiere on October 17 on CBS. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates on the show.
